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SHOWING TO-DAY The New Girl of Your Dreams in a Heart Stirring Drama!

with

HIMS

·JOHN BEAL

JOAN FONTAINE

· POZILJP HRISTOM - RKO RADIO Pichire

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SHIRLEY TEMPLE in STOWAWAY "

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Commation of KING GEORGE W

4 SHOWS

In Superb Technicolour

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RAPID-FIRE DOMESTIC COMEDY FILLED WITH LAUGHTER AND SURPRISES!

JOAN BENNETT

CARY GRANT

Wedding

Present"

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

Two flighty lovers

who are almost married...and want to stay that way -get a big push Loro matrimont

GEORGE BANCROFT

Case Magal - Band Lodhur, Bled by Bichurd Wallete dors by Paul Delbr

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UNIVERSAL'S GIANT THRILL PRODUCTION

DRACULA'S DAUGHTER"

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KING'S NEXT MONDAY JULY 5

Positively the only appearance in Hong Kong of the World Famous

• International Dancer presenting her wonderful dance creations.

ENTIRE PRODUCTION

with all lighting, staging, music, exactly as in Paris, London, New York and Vienna,

PERFORMANCE DIRECTED BY

that eminent impresario GUIDO CARRERAS producer of spectacular and novel dance creations."

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ELECTRICAL EFFECTS under the control of AVERARDO CARRERAS technical expert in artistic stage lighting.

WHEN KNIGHTS WERE BOLD

The popular" comedy, "When Knights Were Bold" starring Jack Buchanan, is a very real attraction at the Star Theatre to-morrow.

Jack Buchanan's charm and vivacious personality is ideally suited to the role of Blf Guy de Vere, a modern young man home from India who suddenly finds he❘ has inherited a title, a castle, and vast estate 2

LA MERI

assisted by

RAMGOPAL

The Brilliant Young Hindu Dancer.

WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE

Grace Moora's newest picture, one that is said to surpass even her highly-popular "One Night Of Love," comes to the King's Theatre to-day. Ita title is When: You're In Love and, as usual, t was produced by Columbia,

Cary Grant joins the ranks the opers ster's leading men this am Tallo Carminat Carrillo, Robert Allen, und 1 chot Tone have preceded him recipients of Miss Moore's For years record-breaking on the reën!": "This stage success,podWhen Knights this occasion, that Gr Were Bold has been adapted for peared in a muscal the. films by. Douglas Furber, and was recently seen in Austin Parker.

Present" and "Busy.

"Weddmg"

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1937.

TO-DAY AT THE

KING'S

CINEMA

Hong Kong

When You're In Love"

QUEEN'S:-

The Man Who Found

Himself"

ORIENTAL:-

"Wedding Present"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA ¡amm

"Botderland"

MAJESTIC:-

"Sign Of The Cross”

STAR:-

"Bunker Bean"

KING'S:—

Coming

"Private Detective: 52′′ « QUEEN'S —

"Stowaway"

ORIENTAL:-

"Dracula's Daughter"

ALHAMBRA:-

"First Baby"

MAJESTIC;-

"The Affair Of Susan"

'STAR:---

"When Knights Were Bold"

THE MAN WHO FOUND HIMSELF

The prime recommendation which this reviewer can confer on "The Man Who Found Himself," the latest offering of the Queen's Theatre, is that it is well off the beaten path trod by Hollywood films.

Markea by brillant performances by Its principals and by thoroughly human and appealing

a

Mme. La Merl dancing the "Antique Bolero," the only Spanish Dance performed on the toes "appearing at the King's Theatre next Monday at 9.30 pm.

HOLLYWOOD CHILDREN

(BY BRIAN YOUNG).

And now the film capital steps story of a man's regeneration. forward with a new claim for "The Man Who Found Himself" tame

As the discouraged young doc- tor, John Beal gives one of the best performances of his career, Joan Fontaine, a lovely addition to screen ranks, makes her debut as a leading lady in the role of the resolute nurse. Philip Huston, Jane Walsh, George Irving, and Frank M. Thomas contribute excellent performances Lew Landers direct ed "The Man Who Found Himself" under Producer Cliff Reid,

BORDERLAND

with its parent or guardian, and with a certificate from school tea- cher and physician stating that he is qualified to become a motion plcture actor.

Even more rigid are the rules governing the employment of in- fants.

When a baby under the age of six months is needed for a mo- tion picture, astonishing precau tions are taken. First, after the

weaves novelty into its theme As matter and father to a vast eulogizing aviation's newest de-horde of child actors, Hollywood velopment, the ambulance "plane." seems to be entitled to first hon- as an important instrument in its ours 28 0 doting and watchful plot

parent.""

Certainly it is doubtful whether any group of children, anywhere on earth, is more carefully guard- ed than the children of the mo- tion picture stables of Hollywood.infant is selected and permission mind you, but, the children who studio must arrange to have the Not the children of the stars, of its parents is obtained, the compose that vast army of child child given a complète medical actors, many of them "extras," cxamination by a physician ap many of them doubtless destined pointed by the state. Then a to become the screen stars of to-registered nurse must be engaged morrow.

to stay with the child at all times, Rules and regulations governing from the moment it is taken froin the care of children within the Its home until its return to its studio'gates have been compiled in home, and transportation must be Goldwyn-Mayer a bound volume by the Metro- provided in a private

studios members of the studio personnel

for all nurse, parent, and child. It

At the studio, no Infant 18 per- is an amazing amazing in Its revelations of the cameras more than twenty minutes document, mitted to

appear before the strict care which is giveh children. In any one full day, and no longer

One of the first rules deal with the qualifications which children time. The child is not to be kept than thirty seconds at any one must possess before they may inside the studio longer than two work in pictures at all. They must hours in any daj.- be physically strong and mentally. Immediately after being return- sound, and to determine theseed to its home the child agata conditions every child must under must be given go a strict physical and mental physical examination by another complete examination by physicians ap- physician appointed by the state.: pointed by the State of California: Children who do not qualify both the studio must maintain a fully- For all children, large and small,

"Hopalong Cassidy," hero to ratllions of outdoor action fans, is a villain in the latest of his film adventures, "Borderland." which is showing at the Alhambra Thea, tre to-day.

As

2 real dyed-in-the-wool villain, who hates bables, hobnobs with cattle rustlers, belongs to a gang of bandits and hangs out in the lowest joint in the border town of El Rio. "Hoppy" breaks the heart of his pal Johnny Nelson and completely bewilders Windy," his loyal old sidekick.

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car for

"Hoppy" succeeds in getting the bandit in one of those hard-rid- ing, hard-fighting climaxes that physically and mentally are auto-equipped nursery, with rest and have made all the "Hopalorismatically barred from employ recreational facilities. Cassidy" pictures exciting outdoor ment adventures.

If of school age children to be babies receive, each presents a Aside from, the detailed care "Hopalong" is played by William employed for motion pictures must different case of child psychology Boyd. Jimmy Ellison is on hand have shown passing, grades or dot-before the camera, and the direc again as Johnny, and George ter for a period of at least six tor has to discover just what per Hayes is "Windy." Stephen Morris months. And even then it issuasion, tricks or blandishments tums in an excellent performance never possible for a studio to send get the required results. in a dual role and Charlene Wyatt, to a schoolroom and take a child the little girl of Valiant Is the for pictures: notice must be given Word for Carrie." is also in the at least one day in advance, and cast.

the child must report to the studio

277splay on in inter Benneff" and Cary Grant in the Oriental Theatre to-day and

Small bables usually find some particular thing with which they wish to play. One baby insisted- on playing with a shiny new razor in a barber shop set. The director had it blunted, and it was a per- fect persuader, baby always acting. his best for a chance to handle the Instrument. Two tiny twins in David Copperfield were at their best if W. C. Fields made funny faces at them, and it kept the comedian busy.

Older children like Freddie Bartholomew have more experience and know acting is a business. But Freddie is much more on the alert after learnedly, discussing how cameras or other set ma chinery work with director and, cameraman. while working on Captains Courageous Mickey Rooney got inspiration during the same picture chatting with Lionel Barrymore about football, baseball;" and boxing, on all of which the veteran star is an authorityR Filming the "Our Gang come 'dies is always a case of child psychology on a large scale Hence directors who know and understand children are usually chosen for this type of picture.

The hours for

children

working instudios are specially strict.

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LAST TIMES TO-DAY HOPALONG CASSIDY FIGHTS A LONE BATTLE IN HIS LATEST SCREEN ADVENTURE!

CASSIDY'S PALS TURN AGAINST HIM IN HIS MOST THRILLING ADVENTURE!

Clarence E. Mulford's

"BORDERLAND

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SIGN OF THE

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AN" OLD FAVOURITE: FROM PARAMOUNT

TOMORROW, ONE DAY ON ZAZU PITTS HUGH O'CON

THE AFFAIR OF SUSAN

UNIVERSAL COMEDY HITIBU

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